Anthony ingrassia



A. INGHASSIA.

TOY CANNON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. I917- RENEWED MAY 6. 19m.

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TOY CANNON.

Specification of Letters'l'atent.

Application filed May 26, 1917, Serial No. 171,183. Renewed May 6, 1919. Serial No. 295,106. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTI-TONY INGRASSIA, a citizen of the United States, residing'at Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Il1in0is,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Cannon; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in to cannons.

Ihe object of the invention is fi'provide a toy cannon which will be useful in amusing children and one that is easily and quickly operated and will provide a novel amusement for children so that they may dwindle away many hours.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a toy cannon having a carriage mounted upon wheels, a supportin platform, a cannon arranged on the platform, a supporting block at one end of the plat form in the rearof the cannon, a spring pressed plunger arranged in the cannon and extending out of the rear end thereof, a trigger on the block, means for securing the end of the plunger to the trigger and compressing the spring, whereby upon movement of the trigger the plunger will be released and the action of the spring exerted to send the plunger forward for ejecting pellets fron i the cannon.

A still further object ofthis invention is to provide a toy ofthis character, which will be simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section illustratin the toy cannon as made in accordance wit1 this invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a detail side elevation illustrating the trigger and supporting block.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referrmg to the drawing, the numeral 1 desi nates a un carria e in its entiret Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

audit comprises side rails or supporting members 2 and 3 which are connectedttogather adjacent their forward ends. by a transverse block 4 which block extends outwardly be ond the outer side of the members 2 ant 3 and has secured to its under side the axle 5 to which are removably secured the wheels 6 by virtue of cotter pins 6 arranged through the ends of the axle. The ends of the side members 2 and 3 extend rearwardly and constitute a cannon rest 7 which is adapted to support the rear end of the carriage. The ammunition box 8 is secured between the members 2 and 3 adjacent the rear end thereof as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing and is adapted to have arranged therein a plurality of pellets which are used as ammunition to he fired from the cannon.

A supporting block 9 is secured between the members 2 and 3 adjacent the forward end and in front of the block 4 and extends ,upwardly beyond the upper side edges of eachof the members 2 and A supporting block 10 has secured to its lower end a transverse member 11 which is secured to the upper side edges of the members 2 and 3 by suitable fastening means designated 12, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and the members 9 and 10 have secured thereto a supporting platform 13 which extends rearwardly be 'yond the block 10 and has secured on its upper side at the end thereof a trigger; supportin block 14. A metal wear plate 15 is secure to the upper side of the block 143 as at 16 and it has struck up from its upper face at the medial portion, thereof the tongues 17 which are arranged in spaced pairs and are struck up by splitting the plate as at 18. A trigger 19 has one end terminating into a loop 20 and its opposite end into an operating member 21 The medial portion of the lever has de ending lugs 22 adapted to be arranged etween the tongues 17 pivotally secured thereto by pins 23. A spring 24 surrounds the pin 23 and has one end engaging the under side of the operating portion 20 while its opposite end bears against the plate16 and normally retains the loop 20 of the lever over the Ver ,gitudinally extending bore 28 which opens out through both ends of the cannon as shown and a wear plate 29 is secured to the rear end of the cannon and surrounds the bore 28 and is provided with an opening 30 which is concentrically related with the bore 28 of the cannon.

The cannon is provided with a vertical loading opening 31 in its wall and it communicates with the bore 28 located intermediate the ends thereof. A plunger rod 32 is slidably arranged within the bore 28 of the cannon and extends through the opening 30 in the plate 29. The inner end of the plunger rod has secured thereon the plunger 33 and surroundingtherod 32 is a coil spring 3 1 which has one end secured as at 35 to the rear end of the plunger head 33 and the opposite end bears against theplate 29 and is normally shown compressed, posifilOIllIlg the plunger head adjacent the rear wall of the loading opening asillustrated. The rear end of the rod 32 terminates into a loop 36' and has pivotally secured therein a substantially S-shaped link 37 the opposite end of the link being adapted to be fastened over the pin 26 to engage the upper side of the loop 20 of the operating lever.

A stop38 is slidably arranged on the rod 32 and is adapted to abut the outer surface of the plate 29 to limit the inward movement of'the plunger rod when the same has been released from the pin 26 by pressing downwardly on the operating portion 21 of the lever.

In operation, pellets designated by the character A are dropped through the opening 31 into the bore of the cannon. The member 38 is grasped and the rod 32 pulled rearwardly pressing the spring 34 in engagement wlth the inner side of the plate 29 and the rear endof the plunger head 35.

The link 37 is then arranged over the pin 26 and rests upon the loop 20 of the operating lever, and all that is necessary is to apply pressure to the operating portion 21 of the lever, raising the loop u wardly, releasing the link from the pin an the spring will urge the head and rod forwardly and eject the pellet A from the bore of the cannon.

What is claimed is 1. Atoy comprising a wheeled carriage, a platform supported by the carriage, a cannon having a longitudinal bore secured to the forward end of the platform, said cannon provided intermediate of its ends with an opening constituting a loading opening and communicating with the bore of the cannon a wear plate secured across the rear side of the bore of the cannon and provided with an opening concentrically related with the bore thereof, a plunger rod slidably arranged in the cannon, a plunger head on the inner end of the rod, a coil spring surrounding said rod, the'outer end of said rod terminating into a i and arranged over the lug and restin loop, a trigger supporting block secured to the upper side of the platform, in rear of the cannon, a trigger pivotall secured to the block, a lug secured to the lock and receiving one end of the trigger thereover, a link pivotally secured to the rear end of the rod upon one end of the trigger, a stop block slidably arranged on the rod to facilitate pulling of the rod rearwardly against the compression of the spring to arrange the link over the lug whereby upon'the releasing of the trigger the rod will be moved forwardly to eject a pellet arranged in the bore of the cannon.

2. A toy comprising a wheeled carriage, an ammunition box carried by one end of the carriage, a platform supported by the car 'riage, a cannon secured to the platform at the forward end thereof, a trigger supporting block secured to the rear end thereof, a plate secured to the upper side of the trigger block, tongues struck up from said plate, a trigger pivotally: mounted between the tongues, a

vertical lugembedded in the block, one end of the trigger terminatin into a loop and surrounding said lug, said cannon provided with a loading opening intermediate its ends communicating with the bore of the cannon, a wear plate secured to the rearend of the cannon, a plunger rod slidably mounted in the cannon, a plunger head on the inner end of the rod, a coil spring surrounding said rod and engagingthe head, the outer end of said rod terminating into a loop, a stop member slidably arranged on the rod and adapted to engage the plate for limiting the outward movement of the rod, a link pivotally secured in the looped end of the rod, the opposite end of the link adapted to be removably arranged over the lug when the rod is drawn rearwardly against compression of the spring, said trigger adapted to release the link to ermit the rod to be moved forwardly in the ore of the cannon by the action of the spring to eject a pellet therefrom.

3. A toy comprising a carriage, a platform secured to and rising from the carriage, a cannon secured to the upper side of the platform at the forward ends thereof, said can- 7 non provided intermediate its end with an openlng extending out through the wall thereof, a plunger rod slidably mounted in the cannon, a plunger head carried by the rod, a' coil spring surrounding the rod and engaging the rear end of the plunger head and cannon, a stop block secured on the rod, a link pivotally secured to the rod, a trigger supporting block secured to the upper side of the'platform, a plate secured to and covering the upper side of the trigger block, spaced ears struck up from the plate, a trigger pivotally secured between the ears, said trigger having its open end apertured, a retaining pin secured to and rising from the plate, a link secured in the free outer end of In testimon whereof I affix my signature in presence 0 tWo Witnesses.

ANTHONY INGRASSIA.

Witnesses SALVATORE LATINO, SALVATORE INGRASSIA.

the rod, said link adapted to be arranged over the stop pin and overlying the apertured end of the trigger whereby upon pressure upon the opposite end of the trigger the link will be urged off the stop pin to permit the discharge of the rod in the cannon, as and for the purpose specified.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

